| Literature DB >> 27106062 |
Weiping Cao1, Justine S Liepkalns2, Ram P Kamal3, Adrian J Reber2, Jin Hyang Kim2, Amelia R Hofstetter4, Samuel Amoah3, James Stevens5, Priya Ranjan2, Shivaprakash Gangappa2, Ian A York2, Suryaprakash Sambhara2.
Abstract
Avian H7N9 influenza virus infection with fatal outcomes continues to pose a pandemic threat and highly immunogenic vaccines are urgently needed. In this report we show that baculovirus-derived recombinant H7 hemagglutinin protein, when delivered with RIG-I ligand, induced enhanced antibody and T cell responses and conferred protection against lethal challenge with a homologous H7N9 virus. These findings indicate the potential utility of RIG-I ligands as vaccine adjuvants to increase the immunogenicity of recombinant H7 hemagglutinin. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
Keywords: Antibody responses; Cell-mediated immunity; H7HA; Influenza; Mouse model; Protective immunity; RIG-I ligand
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27106062 PMCID: PMC5240151 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2016.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Immunol ISSN: 0008-8749 Impact factor: 4.868